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Minutes - Land Use - 3-21-24 Dispositions — File 24-0399
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:30 PM
Virtual
Thursday, March 21, 2024
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair McLaughlin at 6:30 pm and
adjourned at 6:47 pm with a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilor Wilson, Councilor Pineda Neufeld,
Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Davis and Chair McLaughlin), none absent, and none opposed.
Others present: Dan Bartman – PPZ, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees.
Roll Call
Ward One City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, Ward Six City
Councilor Lance L. Davis, Ward Three City Councilor Ben
Ewen-Campen, Ward Seven City Councilor Judy Pineda Neufeld
and City Councilor At Large Jake Wilson
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Land Use Committee Meeting of
February 15, 2024.
24-0186
Accepted
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, Ward Six City Councilor
Davis, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Seven City
Councilor Pineda Neufeld and City Councilor At Large Wilson
Aye:
2.
Five residents submitting comments re: proposed Zoning Ordinance
Climate & Equity Innovation Sub-Area Overlay District.
24-0112
Recommended to be marked work completed
3.
Gregg Donovan requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the
zoning district of 321 Washington Street from Fabrication (FAB) to
Commercial Industry (CI).
24-0059
Recommended to be not approved
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, Ward Six City Councilor
Davis, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Seven City
Councilor Pineda Neufeld and City Councilor At Large Wilson
Aye:
4.
Requesting ordainment of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinances to
amend Article 9: Use Provisions, and the Permitted Uses tables of all
zoning districts, to establish a Recreational Camp for Children use within
24-0037
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Land Use Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
March 21, 2024
the Recreational Services use category.
Recommended to be approved
Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, Ward Six City Councilor
Davis, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Seven City
Councilor Pineda Neufeld and City Councilor At Large Wilson
Aye:
The following item (23-1306) has been WITHDRAWN by the applicant.
5.
Mai Lau, 635 Somerville Avenue LLC, requesting the adoption of an
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Map to change the zoning district of
627 Somerville Avenue from Neighborhood Residence (NR) to Mid-Rise 3
(MR3).
23-1306
Recommended to be withdrawn
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